Rainforests exist just miles away from the snow covered peak cotopaxi. The region comprises the southern section of the andes mountains lakes fjords and glaciers in the west and the deserts to the east. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Aconcagua.8.22.03w.jpg/300px-Aconcagua.8.22.03w.jpg Andes Facts For Kids Kidzsearch Com Uruguayan air force flight 571 was a chartered flight which originated in montevideo uruguay and was headed for santiago chile but ended up crashing on a glacier in the remote andes on october 13 1972.